Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school size and selected school characteristics: United States, 2013–14

Selected characteristic

Less than 50 students

50–149 students

150–299 students

300–499 students

500–749 students

750 or more students

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Total

16,237

48.3

7,730

23.0

5,350

15.9

2,439

7.3

1,119

3.3

743

2.2

Private school typology

Catholic

389

5.8

1,564

23.4

2,597

38.8

1,273

19.0

570

8.5

303

4.5

Parochial

102

3.8

669

24.7

1,232

45.4

511

18.8

165

6.1

32

1.2

Diocesan

124

4.2

725

24.4

1,136

38.2

582

19.5

265

8.9

145

4.9

Private

163

16.2

170

16.9

229

22.7

180

17.9

139

13.8

126

12.5

Other religious

9,194

56.1

3,928

24.0

1,925

11.7

745

4.5

351

2.1

245

1.5

Conservative Christian

1,581

37.1

1,383

32.5

741

17.4

332

7.8

136

3.2

82

1.9

Other affiliated

1,025

33.8

1,000

33.0

582

19.2

218

7.2

116

3.8

94

3.1

Unaffiliated

6,588

72.4

1,544

17.0

601

6.6

195

2.1

99

1.1

70

0.8

Nonsectarian

6,655

63.2

2,238

21.2

829

7.9

422

4.0

198

1.9

195

1.8

Regular

3,203

61.3

841

16.1

491

9.4

336

6.4

179

3.4

179

3.4

Special emhasis

2,542

68.7

835

22.6

220

6.0

72

1.9

18

0.5

‡

‡

Special education

910

56.6

562

34.9

118

7.3

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

School level

Elementary

12,572

55.9

4,790

21.3

3,445

15.3

1,297

5.8

350

1.6

56

0.2

Secondary

819

30.3

521

19.3

461

17.1

372

13.8

289

10.7

239

8.8

Combined

2,846

33.8

2,419

28.8

1,444

17.2

770

9.2

480

5.7

449

5.3

Program emphasis

Regular elementary/secondary

8,325

35.9

5,845

25.2

4,914

21.2

2,309

10.0

1,088

4.7

722

3.1

Montessori

2,145

77.9

499

18.1

94

3.4

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

Special program emphasis

352

39.4

298

33.3

128

14.4

83

9.3

22

2.4

‡

‡

Special education

1,062

57.6

633

34.3

131

7.1

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

Vocational/technical

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

Alternative

507

55.9

295

32.5

74

!

8.2

!

20

2.2

‡

‡

‡

‡

Early childhood

3,840

95.8

159

4.0

‡

‡

‡

‡

0

0.0

0

0.0

Region

Northeast

3,601

48.9

1,539

20.9

1,279

17.4

521

7.1

242

3.3

182

2.5

Midwest

5,020

!

52.7

2,089

21.9

1,367

14.4

617

6.5

275

2.9

155

1.6

South

4,566

44.4

2,620

25.5

1,542

15.0

835

8.1

416

4.0

293

2.9

West

3,051

47.2

1,482

22.9

1,162

18.0

467

7.2

186

2.9

113

1.8

Urbanicity type

City

3,881

36.5

2,552

24.0

2,185

20.6

1,058

10.0

524

4.9

431

4.1

Suburban

5,312

43.9

2,783

23.0

2,163

17.9

1,075

8.9

502

4.1

273

2.3

Town

1,251

43.3

1,043

36.1

442

15.3

121

4.2

27

0.9

‡

‡

Rural

5,793

72.5

1,352

16.9

560

7.0

184

2.3

66

0.8

32

0.4

! Interperet data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent (i.e. the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

‡ Reporting standards not met. There are fewer than 15 sample cases.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing values in cells with too few sample cases. These estimates include private schools that provide instruction for one or more of grades kindergarten through 12 (or comparable ungraded levels).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2013–14.